Magical milk

Doing magic with milk is a nice science project: pour some milk in a flat bowl, add some singled food colouring drops randomly around and 1 drop of dish detergent in the middle. The detergent will alter the surface tension of the fluids and change protein and fat molecules and then magic shows itself as a colourful twirling in the milk. Mothers work wonders with milk on a daily basis without ever having to use extra tools and without making the milk undrinkable. Breastfeeding mothers work magic creating milk with magical powers for their children. Human milk is vaccination, protection against infections, GI tract primer, nerve path builder, and food. It will come as no surprise that mom’s milk is seen as substance that needs be handled with all regards in order to keep it from breaking down. But the most magical of human milk is that it is a very robust substance, that is not easy to destroy. Many of the often rigid guidelines for the handling and storage of mom’s milk turn out to be based on nothing substantial. Not in the fridge door? Only way back in the freezer? Not a shred of evidence that the door actually is hazardous place! Partially thawed milk? No evidence that that will spoil the milk right away. Throw away any left-overs? Is only true for dead formula, not for living human milk. Never shake to mix the separated milk fat? It takes a lot more than a vigorous household shake to break down protein cells. Magical Mom’s Milk: most wonderful right from the source, but invincible even when pumped, stored, thawed and refrozen, shaken and bottled.